‘Blog Cabin’ show finishes remodel of Carteret home

DIY Network’s Blog Cabin 2013 is a late 1800s coastal cottage located in Carteret County. The home has been remodeled, based on online voters’ selections, and will be given away to one lucky winner in a home sweepstakes.

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By Jannette Pippin, Jacksonville Daily News

Published: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 03:18 PM.

CARTERET COUNTY — The renovation is complete and it’s now time to win it.

The seventh season of DIY Network’s “Blog Cabin” series returned Monday night at 9:30 p.m. and featured the transformation of a fisherman’s cottage in Down East Carteret County into a summer retreat. In conjunction with the television series, there is a sweepstakes to win the remodeled home.

The home dates back to the mid-1800s and has weathered the years on the banks of Core Sound in Atlantic, one of the unincorporated communities at the east end of Carteret County, an area that remains relatively undeveloped and holds to its coastal heritage and traditions such as boatbuilding and decoy carving.

The house sits on three acres that were originally owned by Uriah Robinson and sold in 1892 to one of his sons, John Bryan Robinson, for $50, according to history provided by a family member.

John Robinson, a local fisherman, settled on the land to start a family. Throughout the years as the family expanded and the home passed among generations, the one-room cottage saw additions and improvements.

The “Blog Cabin” series will show its latest transition to a 2,000-square-foot, three-bedroom summer retreat with outdoor entertainment areas, a private dock and waterfront views.

“Blog Cabin,” the first interactive home-building television series, is hosted by Chris Grundy and the project included DIY Network’s team of renovation experts: Matt Blashaw of Yard Crashers, Jason Cameron of Desperate Landscapes, Anitra Mecadon of Mega Dens, Matt Muenster of Bath Crashers, Josh Temple of House Crashers and Alison Victoria of Kitchen Crashers.

CARTERET COUNTY — The renovation is complete and it’s now time to win it.

The seventh season of DIY Network’s “Blog Cabin” series returned Monday night at 9:30 p.m. and featured the transformation of a fisherman’s cottage in Down East Carteret County into a summer retreat. In conjunction with the television series, there is a sweepstakes to win the remodeled home.

The home dates back to the mid-1800s and has weathered the years on the banks of Core Sound in Atlantic, one of the unincorporated communities at the east end of Carteret County, an area that remains relatively undeveloped and holds to its coastal heritage and traditions such as boatbuilding and decoy carving.

The house sits on three acres that were originally owned by Uriah Robinson and sold in 1892 to one of his sons, John Bryan Robinson, for $50, according to history provided by a family member.

John Robinson, a local fisherman, settled on the land to start a family. Throughout the years as the family expanded and the home passed among generations, the one-room cottage saw additions and improvements.

The “Blog Cabin” series will show its latest transition to a 2,000-square-foot, three-bedroom summer retreat with outdoor entertainment areas, a private dock and waterfront views.

“Blog Cabin,” the first interactive home-building television series, is hosted by Chris Grundy and the project included DIY Network’s team of renovation experts: Matt Blashaw of Yard Crashers, Jason Cameron of Desperate Landscapes, Anitra Mecadon of Mega Dens, Matt Muenster of Bath Crashers, Josh Temple of House Crashers and Alison Victoria of Kitchen Crashers.

The coastal division of Andrew Roby Inc, which has an office in Atlantic Beach, was general contractor and work included local sub-contractors.

New episodes of “Blog Cabin” will air every Monday at 9:30 p.m. Viewers can enter the online sweepstakes for a chance to win the home at DIYNetwork.com/BlogCabin through Sept. 13.